How does hypertension increase the risk for CVD?
A) It damages white blood cells.
B) It damages red blood cells.
C) It leads to a disturbed repair process in arteries leading to aneurysms.
D) It increases the risk of thromboses in veins.
Q. 2Identify a nonspecific response to injury involving phagocytic cells, neutrophils, and macrophages.
A) inflammation
B) atherosclerotic plaque formation
C) blood clotting
D) thermogenesis
Q. 3Moderate alcohol intake is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4Brown fat contains more mitochondria than white fat and is involved in thermogenesis.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 5The regulation of fatty acid synthesis and oxidation is closely linked to carbohydrate status.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6Bile is the GI enzyme that hydrolyzes dietary triacylglycerol into free fatty acids and glycerol.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7Fatty acids are converted into glucose by gluconeogenesis and used for energy during starvation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 8Unlike long-chain fatty acids, short-chain fatty acids from the diet leave the enterocyte via the portal vein and go directly to the liver.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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